In this March 26, 2019, file photo, actor Jussie Smollett smiles and waves to supporters before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped in Chicago.Paul Beaty / AP

Cue the violins.

Disgraced Empire star Jussie Smollet’s family are doubling down on the alleged bogus beatdown that has sent the actor’s career and life off the rails.

Smollett’s sweet deal with the prosecution that let him off the hook for allegedly staging the infamous “racist” and “homophobic” attack on the streets of Chicago in January has made his name a lightning rod.

Now, his brother Jojo claims the actor is suffering night terrors over the incident and he took to BET to tell his sibling’s story.

Calling allegations the attack was staged “ludicrous,” Jojo writes that his brother’s “life has been turned upside down.” He said the 36-year-old has faced “unrelenting attacks to his character and reputation.”

“To define this experience as unjust would be an understatement,” his brother wrote. “The numerous police leaks, which prompted an internal Chicago Police investigation, convicted Jussie in the court of public opinion before he even entered a courtroom. Simply ask yourself this, ‘What if Jussie is telling the truth?’”

But cops discovered more holes in Smollett’s story than a warehouse full of Swiss cheese and determined that the hoax was initiated to get the actor more cash and a bigger stage on Empire.

Jussie Smollett as portrayed by the Chicago Police Dept.CHICAGO POLICE

Detectives determined that Smollett had paid two extras from the show — Nigerian brothers, Abel and Ola Osundairo — to stage the attack.

Smollett has maintained his innocence and even doubled down.

“To suggest that he staged his own attack to boost a sagging career is ludicrous,” Jojo writes. “I have literally seen him violently awakening from night terrors, following the assault. Some of my siblings, as well as Jussie’s partner and closest friends have seen similar things.”

State attorney Kim Foxx called Jussie Smollett a “washed-up celeb” in text messages to one of her staff.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jojo added: “I am definitely not asking you to feel sorry for my brother. He would never allow that. He still carries a humility, grace and knows he walks in more rarefied air than so many people who have been wrongly accused and paying a heavy price.”

The Smollett family is well-connected in Chicago political circles. A family friend who was former first lady Michelle Obama’s chief of staff reached out prosecutors to grease the wheels to get the actor off the hook.

Two members of Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx’s staff have since resigned.

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